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Replace each set by a sum of powers of x. Let p be a prime like 5 dividing n. Under your condition 1+ x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 would divide both polynomials. Show it only divides the product once. I'd be less coy but I am typing this on a phone in a power outage! I've used those ideas to great effect. If n is prime then one set not only is not distinct mod n but actually has all elements equal mod n.

In fact! you can assume 0 is in both sets. Suppose that the first one is a complete set of residues mod b. Then it would work to take the other to be just the multiples of n. Now show that you have to do that.

Replace each set by a sum of powers of x. Let p be a prime like 5 dividing n. Under your condition 1+ x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 would divide both polynomials. Show it only divides the product once. I'd be less coy but I am typing this on a phone in a power outage! I've used those ideas to great effect. If n is prime then one set not only is not distinct mod n but actually has all elements equal mod n.

In fact! you can assume 0 is in both sets. Suppose that the first one is a complete set of residues mod b. Then it would work to take the other to be just the multiples of n. Now show that you have to do that.

Replace each set by a sum of powers of x. Let p be a prime like 5 dividing n. Under your condition 1+ x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 would divide both polynomials. Show it only divides the product once. I'd be less coy but I am typing this on a phone in a power outage! I've used those ideas to great effect. If n is prime then one set not only is not distinct mod n but actually has all elements equal mod n.

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Replace each set by a sum of powers of x. Let p be a prime like 5 dividing n. Under your condition 1+ x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 would divide both polynomials. Show it only divides the product once. I'd be less coy but I am typing this on a phone in a power outage! I've used those ideas to great effect. If n is prime then one set not only is not distinct mod n but actually has all elements equal mod n.

In fact! you can assume 0 is in both sets. Suppose that the first one is a complete set of residues mod b. Then it would work to take the other to be just the multiples of n. Now show that you have to do that.

Replace each set by a sum of powers of x. Let p be a prime like 5 dividing n. Under your condition 1+ x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 would divide both polynomials. Show it only divides the product once. I'd be less coy but I am typing this on a phone in a power outage! I've used those ideas to great effect. If n is prime then one set not only is not distinct mod n but actually has all elements equal mod n.

Replace each set by a sum of powers of x. Let p be a prime like 5 dividing n. Under your condition 1+ x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 would divide both polynomials. Show it only divides the product once. I'd be less coy but I am typing this on a phone in a power outage! I've used those ideas to great effect. If n is prime then one set not only is not distinct mod n but actually has all elements equal mod n.

In fact! you can assume 0 is in both sets. Suppose that the first one is a complete set of residues mod b. Then it would work to take the other to be just the multiples of n. Now show that you have to do that.

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Aaron Meyerowitz
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Replace each set by a sum of powers of x. Let p be a prime like 5 dividing n. Under your condition 1+ x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 would divide both polynomials. Show it only divides the product once. I'd be less coy but I am typing this on a phone in a power outage! I've used those ideas to great effect. If n is prime then one set not only is not distinct mod n but actually has all elements equal mod n.